A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MAP

Fri, 12 Jul '24
Subway station feature
Wed, 19 Jun '24
Common encyclopedia graphic
Mon, 3 Jun '24
Cartographer's creation
Wed, 31 Jan '24
Hiker's aid
Mon, 16 Oct '23
Rand McNally product
Tue, 26 Sep '23
Mercator projection, e.g.
Fri, 4 Aug '23
Feature of open-world video games
Wed, 26 Apr '23
Plan (out)
Mon, 20 Feb '23
Treasure seeker's aid
Wed, 11 Jan '23
Talking item in Dora the Explorer's backpack
Fri, 2 Dec '22
What may come as a relief?
Thu, 30 Jun '22
Guide showing relief, maybe
Mon, 7 Feb '22
Treasure hunter's aid
Wed, 26 Jan '22
Site of a legend
Sat, 25 Dec '21
The oldest known one was found carved into a mammoth tusk (∼25,000 B.C.)
Fri, 13 Aug '21
See 14-Down